12 The Third Soul Ring
Five years passed in a flash, and Zang had gone from nine to fourteen.In a few months, Shrek Academy would start recruiting again, and on this day, Zang finally passed the level 30 mark.
Because he has always focused on the practice of internal martial arts, Zang's progress in cultivating his soul power has been very slow, because most of the soul power gained from this practice has been used to temper his body.
However, all this physical training is worth it.
Because this time, the age of the third soul ring he chose was the five thousand year old plant soul beast hemolytic tree.
"Are you crazy? Boy, although your first two spirit rings were absorbed by leaps and bounds, this time it's not a leap of a few hundred years, but it's at least three thousand years beyond the absorption period of the third spirit ring! Do you know what this means?"
When Zhao Wuji heard Zang's request, he couldn't help but get angry and frantically refuted Zang's request.
Zang turned his head expressionlessly to avoid the oncoming spit, then looked at Zhao Wuji and said calmly: "Teacher Zhao, I know exactly what I am doing."
"You are courting death! Even if your physical fitness is far superior to your peers, the soul ring age you requested is already the fourth soul ring of others!" Zhao Wuji shouted angrily.
"Because I have absorbed the first two spirit rings at a higher level, I can feel that the quality of my martial soul has been upgraded to an upper-middle level. If I continue to absorb spirit rings at a higher level, I am sure that my martial soul can be promoted to the ranks of high-level martial souls."
Zang analyzed calmly that in the past five years, his boxing skills had reached the level of great perfection. The bones all over his body had been trained to the point where there was nothing left to do. The resulting improvement in physical fitness allowed him to be confident in absorbing the third soul ring of five thousand years.
Zhao Wuji looked at Zang's determined eyes and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He knew that he couldn't stop the determination of the man in front of him.
After all these years of getting along, he has deeply understood what persistence means.
In the past five years, Zang has not wasted a single day. He is either in the great fighting spirit arena or training seriously, like an ascetic monk.
During this period, Dai Mubai and the other two wanted to take him out for entertainment more than once, but for Zang, improving his strength was the best means of entertainment.
"Alright! I want to see where your limit is! Boy, I warn you, don't blame me if you explode and die after absorbing the spirit ring!"
"No!"
Zang showed a crazy smile, he was going to do something big this time!
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A few days later, Zhao Wuji and Zang walked in the Star Forest.
"Boy, why did you choose the five thousand year old hemolytic tree?"
Zhao Wuji asked Zang beside him.
"My tree root martial spirit has enough control now, but its attack power is not enough. The branches of the hemolytic tree can absorb the soul power of soul beasts, and also have the ability to break the soul beasts' shields. If I absorb the soul ring of the hemolytic tree, I can break Dai Mubai's white tiger protective barrier. At the same time, the tree roots can absorb the enemy's soul power to grow while binding the enemy."
Zang analyzed seriously that he believed that this third soul ring could bring about a qualitative change to his martial soul, just like the difference between Yamato's Wood Release and Hashirama's Wood Release.
Before this, Zang could only use his own soul power to stimulate the growth of tree roots, and once he encountered an enemy with a shield soul skill, he would be very passive because it was difficult to break the defense, and he could only fight with the opponent to exchange soul power.
With the shield-breaking and devouring abilities, it would be much easier for Zang to deal with soul masters with shield-protecting soul skills. At the same time, the devouring ability was also what Zang was going to use to devour the Blue Silver Emperor's origin, so he had to get it.
The devouring ability of the hemolytic tree soul beast is also among the best among many plant soul beasts with devouring ability, so Zang's third soul ring must be obtained!
After Zang absorbs the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor soul bone, eats the eight-angled black ice grass and the Fiery Apricot, and obtains the ability of fire and ice immunity, Zang can also boast that "I am nature itself, the father who breeds all creatures"!
And Zang feels the rhythm of his tree root martial soul, as if it is nurturing something.
For the next week, Zhao Wuji and Zang stayed in the Star Dou Great Forest, looking for a suitable soul beast.
During this period, they encountered a 2,700-year-old ghost vine, a 3,000-year-old soul-eating grass, a 4,000-year-old sky blue vine, and an 1,800-year-old hemolytic tree. Unfortunately, after some thought, Zang gave up.
Although the ghost vine also has the ability to devour and has thorns, which can allow the tree root martial spirit to also have attack power, Zang still values the shield-breaking effect of the hemolytic tree more.
As for the 1,800-year-old hemolytic tree, although Zhao Wuji strongly recommended Zang as the third soul ring, Zang still wanted to find one with a higher age. 1,800 years was far from the limit for him.
Just like that, on the ninth day, their hard work finally paid off and they finally found a 5,200-year-old hemolytic tree.
The hemolytic tree looks like a willow tree, but each of its branches is dark red. What's more terrifying is that these branches can extend.
The hemolytic tree extends its willow branches, and after finding its prey, it inserts the branches into the prey's body and greedily sucks the prey's soul, blood and flesh.
There was once a soul master who awakened the hemolytic tree spirit. He initially used it to suck the soul power of soul beasts, but later he became addicted to the pleasure of quickly increasing his soul power. He even used humans to improve his cultivation. Eventually he degenerated into an evil cultivator who only knew how to be greedy and murderous. He was killed by the people of the Spirit Hall after slaughtering tens of thousands of people.
Therefore, the Spirit Hall strictly monitors the soul masters who have awakened the hemolytic tree. Every soul ring ability and effect must be reported, and inspections must be carried out every once in a while to ensure that no one is using them for cultivation.
In fact, Zhao Wuji and Flanders also talked about it privately. They were worried about Zang's choice of the five thousand year old hemolytic tree for his third soul ring. They were worried that Zang would obtain a powerful devouring soul skill, would not be able to resist his inner desires, and would eventually fall.
But in the end they agreed, after all, everyone has their own path. They are teachers and are willing to believe in Zang's will, so Zhao Wuji still came to help Zang hunt soul beasts.
"Are you sure?"
When Zhao Wuji asked Zang for his opinion for the last time, he still wanted Zang to give up.
"Confirmed!"
Zang nodded gently. His tone was light, but Zhao Wuji could hear the firmness in it.
Zhao Wuji no longer hesitated, and directly possessed the powerful King Kong Bear. Seven soul rings circulated under his feet, which were standard yellow, purple, and black.
He then activated his martial soul's true form and transformed into a 15-meter-tall powerful King Kong Bear. He roared towards the sky and rushed forward.
Feeling threatened, the hemolytic tree exploded with all its soul power, and thousands of willow branches grew rapidly, wrapping around Zhao Wuji's powerful King Kong Bear.
"First Soul Skill: Acala Body!"
A strong golden light suddenly burst out from Zhao Wuji's bear body, and all the willow branches tied around him were shattered.
Then he rushed to the hemolytic tree and broke it with a slap. This scene scared Zang. He was also afraid that Zhao Wuji would use too much force and kill the five thousand year old hemolytic tree with one slap.
Fortunately, Zhao Wuji conserved his strength and only broke the hemolytic tree but did not break it. Then he gestured to hide and kill the plant soul beast completely.
Zang instantly arrived in front of the hemolytic tree. With all his strength in his legs, he kicked like a dragon, splitting the broken tree trunk in half.
"So handsome!"
Zhao Wuji has already released his spirit form and is standing beside Zang to protect him. In fact, he has wanted to learn Zang's "Dragon's Tail" kick for a long time, but unfortunately his lower limbs are not strong enough and his speed is not fast enough, so it seems vague when he tries to learn it, and it is not as cool and powerful as Zang's.
Although Zang said that he was a control type, Zhao Wuji felt that he should be a strong attack type. Who has ever seen a weapon spirit master who is more powerful than a beast spirit master in close combat?
Dai Mubai doesn't use his martial spirit and fights Zang one-on-one, but he can be beaten by Zang.
Unfortunately, there is a gap between them even though they are both strong attack types. Zhao Wuji belongs to the "Wild Ape" type, while Zang belongs to the "Tiger King" type. Zang's moves rely heavily on agility, which Zhao Wuji cannot learn.
Looking at the purple soul ring floating above the dead hemolytic tree, Zang took a deep breath, closed his eyes, sat cross-legged, and drew the soul ring into his body.
Zhao Wuji raised his hand and opened his mouth to say something, but then he put his hand down and just prayed silently in his heart.
"You must persist in success!"
"It hurts! It hurts so much!"
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Although he had expected this, the power of the five thousand year soul ring still exceeded Zang's expectations. After all, it was his first time eating a crab that was "beyond its age", so he had to find fault with the crab.
"Four thousand years should be about the same!"
He estimated in his heart.
At this moment, Zang's mouth and nose were bleeding due to the surging soul power. The purple soul power on his body was shining, illuminating the blood on his body.
Zhao Wuji's hair stood on end when he saw this, and he looked at Zang in disbelief.
"Hold on! Haven't you created a miracle?" Zhao Wuji roared in a low voice. He suddenly felt that he should have tried his best to stop Zang before.
Zang also began to regret, and suddenly felt that he should have been more cautious. Would it be better to choose a four thousand year spirit ring?
But soon, Zang put these thoughts behind him. He knew very well that when people face a crisis, they will inevitably have negative emotions such as regret and fear, which will shake their will.
These inevitable negative thoughts are the "inner demons" on the path of martial arts. Taoists call them "yin dregs", which are the dregs in the human spiritual consciousness.
The so-called "refining yin and returning to yang" does not mean removing yin and retaining yang, but to eliminate these "yin dregs" so that the will is firm and the mind is calm.
After all, "all things carry yin and embrace yang", and yin also constitutes the human body. How can we remove yin and only retain yang?
"Do something!"
Zang was thinking with a painful look on his face, when suddenly he had an idea and began to control the excess soul power in his body to flow into the Ren and Du meridians.
"Let's take this opportunity to open up the Ren and Du meridians!"
He divided this huge amount of soul power into two parts. One part of the soul power circulated along the Ren Meridian and became a part of his own soul power.
The other part went back up the Du channel and rushed towards the twelve main meridians. Zang instantly felt that the surging soul power had calmed down a little, and he immediately knew that this method was useful.
Without any hesitation, Zang directly began to control this soul power to rush towards the meridians that had not yet been opened.
Tibetans usually practice standing meditation when exercising, focusing on training the whole body. This method, supplemented by the bone-changing practice of "Diao Chan Jin", is a method of practicing Ming Jin.
The next step in practicing the hidden power is to open up the eight extraordinary meridians in the body, allowing the power to flow through the whole body, and then supplemented by practicing Yi Jin to strengthen the meridians.
The so-called hidden power is to open up the Ren and Du meridians, so that the muscles and bones of the whole body can be connected. The strength generated by exercise in the body can be transformed into hidden power through the pores and hit out!
The hidden power is the representative of hard power, belonging to "Yang", and the hidden power is the representative of soft power, belonging to "Yin".
The Tai Chi unity of "yin" and "yang" is the "hunyuan force". When you reach this level, you can call yourself a master of internal martial arts.
As for the further advancement of Hua Jin, Gang Jin, and even breaking through the void to see the indestructible spirit, it requires some opportunity.
Anyway, in his previous life, Zang only achieved great success in dark energy.
Zang concentrated his mind and gathered his energy, controlling the calmed soul power to extend along the Du channel, up to the Shenting, and reach the Baihui point, but it was finally exhausted in front of the Changqiang point.
"Huh~"
Zang gathered all his spiritual power, opened his eyes and stood up.
Zhao Wuji let out a long breath when he saw this. He just thought that this kid would explode and die.
Zang walked over with a smile on his face and looked at Zhao Wuji, then summoned his martial soul. The purple soul ring under his feet fiercely pricked Zhao Wuji's nerves.
"The third soul ring of five thousand years! You are really amazing!" Zhao Wuji couldn't help but admire.
"This is?"
Suddenly, he looked at Zang's palm in disbelief.
I saw that the tree root martial spirit in Zang's hand actually sprouted and grew into a small sapling!